Agency, Network and Holding Company of the Year are the Gerety top awards and earned for the highest combined score from points given to Shortlist, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Grand Prix and Agency of the Year by country awards.

VML has been awarded Global Network of the Year, Jung Von Matt Germany has won Global Agency of the Year and Omnicom has been named Holding Company of the Year.

According to the awards, the top three for each category comprise: 

Agency of the Year

  • First place: Jung Von Matt Germany
  • Second place: Edelman
  • Third place: HeimatTBWA\ Germany

Network of the Year

  • First place: VML
  • Second place: McCann
  • Third place: DDB 

Holding Company of the Year 

  • First place: OMNICOM       
  • Second place: IPG          
  • Third place: WPP

Winners

Jung Von Matt is the Gerety 2024 Global Agency of the Year with:

  • two Gold
  • nine Silver
  • 12 Bronze, and 
  • 16 shortlists
  • across 13 different campaigns. 

Dörte Spengler-Ahrens, non-executive chairperson of Jung von Matt, says, "We are delighted to have been recognised by the Gerety juries worldwide for our work. Because the Gerety Award is something very special having a purely female perspective on creation. Receiving the highest recognition here makes us proud."

Spengler-Ahrens adds, "A wonderful confirmation for our clients. A great motivation for our teams to continue to give their best in our assignments. A special activation of our ambition to go on. And on top of that, we are happy to change our world a little with creativity through works that stand up against Nazis or for the climate and more diversity in our society."

The VML Network is the Global Network of the Year, being awarded with:

  • two Grand Prix
  • six Gold
  • five Silver
  • eight Bronze, and
  • 17 Shortlists. 

The winning VML agencies include: 

  • Scholz & Friends
  • VML Argentina
  • VML Auckland
  • VML Detroit / New York
  • VML Health Madrid
  • VML Kansas City
  • VML Mexico
  • VML Mumbai
  • VML Paris
  • VML Poland
  • VML Romania
  • VML Singapore, and
  • VML the United Kingdom.

"It's truly an honour to be awarded Global Network of the Year by the Gerety Awards," says Debbi Vandeven, global chief creative officer of VML.

"I'm especially proud to receive this distinction in our first year together as the new VML. Our global creative leadership team, together with our amazing clients around the world, joined forces to create the work that enabled us to get this impressive recognition. It's further proof of the dedication and talent we have throughout the VML network and that will continue to propel us forward," adds Vandeven.

Omnicom received the Holding Company of the Year award, with Adam&EveDDB being the UK Agency of the Year and Impact BBDO the Middle East Agency of the Year and with points from:

  • one Grand Prix
  • four Golds
  • 15 Silver
  • 11 Bronze, and
  • 18 Shortlist.

"Congratulations to our people around the world who helped us achieve this honour for a second year in a row," says John Wren, chairperson and CEO of Omnicom.

"Our agencies pride themselves on creating impactful work that inspires people from all different communities and regions. This recognition, judged by an all-female jury of industry leaders, validates our efforts to build an inclusive and equitable culture that continues to reimagine advertising," adds Wren. 

The Gerety Awards conclude that individuals can view all the 2024 winners here.

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